All of the Star Wars films will return to
the big screen only this time, in 3D. THR confirms thatGeorge Lucas will
milk the franchise once more by releasing new 3D conversions of the films
beginning in 2012.

The plan is to release all sixfilms starting
with The Phantom Menace in the early months of 2012. Depending on how well The Phantom Menace does, each subsequent Star
Wars film will be released in order at the same time each following year.
It will supposedly take that long between each film because, according to
Lucas, each conversion takes at least a year to complete and to perfect.

Given that it’s Lucas we are talking about, the director
will then probably release the 3D versions of the films on DVD after the
theatrical re-releases are done.

If Lucas was planning on re-releasing the “original trilogy” in 3D,
then I’m sure that a ton of people would go to the theater to watch them. However, Lucas is starting off with The Phantom
Menace. I, personally, can’t see people lining up outside of the
theater to watch The Phantom Menace in 3D. Can you? Since
the release of the following films depends on the box office gross of The
Phantom Menace, I wonder if we will really get to see A New Hope
or Empire Strikes Back get their theatrical re-releases in 2015
and 2016.